October Current Affairs - 2023

International :-

❖ Fresno as a non-discrimination city

~ Fresno, California became the second city in America to ban caste discrimination. But
Seattle became the first city in February (2023).
~ The Fresno City Council passed a resolution banning caste discrimination with two new
categories of protection.

❖ Mohammed Maijnu's victory in Maldives presidential election

~ In the Maldivian presidential election, Mohammed Maijju got 54.04%. Won with votes.
~ On November 17, Maijju was sworn in as the new president.
~ As none of the 8 presidents who contested the election in early September got more than
50% of the votes, the election was held again on September 30.

❖ A successful nuclear-powered cruise missile

~ Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that they have successfully tested a new
nuclear-powered cruise missile.
~ They also said that there is a possibility of withdrawing from the international treaty related
to the prohibition of nuclear weapons tests.

❖ Israel - Palestine War

~ Palestinian militant organization Hamas launched attacks on Israel. Thousands of rockets
were fired from Gaza on the Jewish holiday, and dozens of armed militants crossed the
border into Israel. Haman burst forth from earth, sky, and sea at once.
~ To counter this, Israel launched Operation Iron Swords. Israeli warplanes have targeted
Hamas positions in Gaza.
~ On the other hand, Hezbollah militants in Lebanon stood in support of Hamas.
~ But an agreement was reached between the ruling and opposition parties to form Israel's
wartime emergency unity government.

❖ Christopher Luxon as Prime Minister of New Zealand

~ National Party leader and former businessman Christopher Luksana won more than 40%
of the votes and took over as Prime Minister in New Zealand. He will form a new government
with ACT Warty.

❖ Tallest Ambedkar statue outside the country

~ The highest Dr. outside India. A statue of B.R. Ambedkar was erected in Akokick,
Maryland, USA. This 19 feet statue named Samata Vigraham (Statue of Equality) was
invented by Ambedkar Buddhism. Ram Sutar, the famous sculptor who designed the Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel statue in Gujarat, made the statue.

❖ Daniel Noboa as president of Ecuador

~ Young businessman Daniel Noboa has been elected as the new president of Ecuador.
~ In the mid-term elections, he won against his leftist opponent, Gonzalez.

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~ He holds the record for being the youngest person to ascend the presidency of Ecuador.

❖ Brazil's resolution that was blown in the UN Security Council

~ The vote was held on the resolution introduced by Brazil in the United Nations Security
Council to stop the Israel-Hamas war and help with humanitarian aid in Gaza.
~ Britain and Russia are far from voting as 12 countries support Brazil's resolution. The
resolution was defeated when America, which was already supporting Israel, used its veto.

❖ Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson

~ Mike Johnson was elected as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He was
elected from Louisiana on behalf of the Republican Party.

Indians do not need visa: Thailand

~ To promote the tourism sector, the Government of Thailand has allowed the citizens of
India and Taiwan to visit their country without a visa for 30 days.
~ This relaxation will be given from November 10 - May 10, 2024. Last month, Thailand
granted visa exemption to tourists coming from China.
~ A few days ago Sri Lanka also decided to allow tourists from 7 countries including India to
visit without visa.

national :-

❖ Tejas twin seater for Indian Air Force

~ The Tejas Twin Seattle, a light combat aircraft (LCA) manufactured by Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has been inducted into the Indian Air Force.

❖ Center ban on JKDFP

~ Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) of separatist Shabir Shah has been
banned by the central government for 5 years.
~ Center imposed this ban because of anti-India and pro-Pak activities.

❖ "Operation Ajay" to evacuate Indian citizens from Israel

~ In the wake of the Israel-Palestine war, the central government started "Operation Ajay" to
evacuate Indians trapped in Israel to India.
~ The first flight carrying Indian citizens arrived in India on October 12.

❖ Supreme Court – IIT Madras Agreement

~ DA memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Supreme Court and
IIT Madras to transform the Indian judicial system through digitization and improve access to
justice.
~ Supreme Court - IIT will work together on AI, translation using advanced technologies,
codification of transcripts, broadcasting of court proceedings.

❖ Mera Yuva Bharat

~ The Central Government has decided to establish an autonomous platform named "Mera
Yuva Bharat" (My Bharat) to bring together Indian youth from all over the world.

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❖ After 40 years ferry between India and Sri Lanka started

~ A passenger ferry between Nagapattinam Harbor in Tamil Nadu and Gangeson Thurai
Harbor in Sri Lanka has started. This service was canceled during the war in Sri Lanka and
restored after 40 years.
~ Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the inauguration of this service virtually.

❖ Launch of web portal on Chandrayaan-3

~ Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched a special web portal named
"Apna Chandrayaan" for school students on ISRO's successful Chandrayaan-3 launch.

❖ Supreme Rejects Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

~ The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously refused to legalize same-sex
marriages under the 'Special Marriages Act'. In order to do such a thing, it has been clarified
that only the Parliament has the scope to change the law accordingly. ~ Three judges ruled
in favor of same-sex couples' right to adopt children, with two dissenting.
~ However, 21 petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages were filed after the
Supreme Court declared homosexuality decriminalized on September 6, 2018.
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❖ Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy

~ The President's office has issued an order appointing senior BJP leader Nallu Indrasena
Reddy from Telangana state as the Governor of Tripura.
~ Until now the Governor of Tripura was Satyadev Narayan Arya from Bihar.
~ He was administered the oath by Chief Justice of Tripura High Court Justice Aparesh
Kumar Singh in a function held at Indrasena Reddy Raj Bhavan on October 26.
On the other hand, the President issued an order appointing former Jharkhand CM
Raghubar Das as the Governor of Odisha.

Financial sector :-

❖ India ranks 47th in internet speed

~ Internet speed in India increased by 3.59% after the launch of 5G services.
~ With this, India's position has gone up 72 places from 119th to 47th place, Ookla said.
~ Along with neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, India's position
is significantly better than some of the G20 countries.

❖ India's growth rate to 6.3% in 2023-24

~ The World Bank has maintained India's growth rate forecast at 6.3% for the current
financial year 2023-24. The bank mentioned the same growth rate in the April report as well.

* Estimates of various organizations

1. International rating agency Fitch - Continued at 6.3 %.

2. S&P Global. - Increase from 5.9% to 6.6%.

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3. RBI estimate. - Achieves 6.5 %.

4. International Monetary Fund (IMF). - Increase from 6.1% to 6.3%.
~ India's growth could be higher than China, the second largest economy in the world, IMF
said.

❖ Industrial production for a maximum of 14 months

~ The country's industrial production growth reached a 14-month high of 10.3% in August.
~ Good performance of manufacturing, mining and power sectors contributed to this. Index
of Industrial Production (IIP) in August 2022 - 0.7%.

❖ Domestic exports were 34.47 billion dollars

~ 34.47 in the country's exports in September. Billions of dollars have been recorded. These
are 2.6% less than September exports last year.

❖ SEL Industries is a rare feat

~ SEL, a Hyderabad-based defense and space products company, has designed a key crew
escape system for ISRO's Gagan Yan project.
~ The crew escape system plays a vital role in the safe return of space scientists
participating in the Gagan Yan project.

❖ India ranks 3rd among fintech unicorns

~ Statista, an international research organization, has said that India has been ranked 3rd in
the countries with the highest number of financial technology (fintech) unicorn companies in
the world this year. While the US is in first place with a total of 134 unicorns, Britain is
second with 27 fintech unicorns and India is third with 17 fintech unicorns.

Appointments :-

❖ Bani Verma as Director of BHEL

~ Bani Verma has been appointed as the Director of Public Sector Undertaking BHEL. She
has 33 years of experience in the transport sector of the industry.

❖ Arindam Bagchi as Permanent Representative of India to the UN

~ iThe Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed that Arindam Bagbi has been appointed as
India's permanent representative in the Rajya Samithi, replacing Ruchira Kamboj. He has
been the spokesperson of the Department of External Affairs for many years.

❖ Madhava Rao as CMD of BDL

~ A. Madhavrao has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in the defense sector. He will hold the post for ~ 3 months or
until a replacement is appointed.

❖ Vani Sarraju Rao as Indian Ambassador to Italy

~ Hyderabad-based IFS officer Vani Sarraju Rao has been appointed as India's ambassador
to Italy.

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~ The Center has issued an order appointing her as the ambassador to Italy, who is currently
in the position of Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Awards :-

❖ Weissmann and Kathleen Nobel in Medicine

~ KoScientists Katalin Carrico and Drew Weissmann, who paved the way for the
development of effective mRNA vaccines to fight the HIV epidemic, have been awarded the
Nobel Prize in Medicine this year. The selection committee of the award said that the
research of both of them has contributed to the rapid development of a vaccine for the
corona virus.
~ Katalin Kariko became the 13th woman to be selected for the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
~ The prize money awarded to Nobel laureates was increased from 10 million Swedish
kroner to 11 million Swedish kroner this week.

❖ Three Nobel Prizes in Physics

~ Pierre Augusti, Ferenc Crouse, and Yann L'Heulier, who discovered the motion of
electrons in atoms, have been selected for the Nobel Prize in Physics this year.
~ Yann L'Hulier became the 5th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.

❖ Three Nobel Prizes in Chemistry

~ Maungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexey Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize for their
extensive research on "quantum dots", which paved the way for revolutionary developments
in the fields of electronics and medical imaging.

❖ Nobel for Norwegian author Fosse

~ The Nobel Literature Prize Committee has announced that Norwegian author Yone Fosse
will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this year.
~ Fosse Ne is a noted Norwegian writer following Nynerx's style, one of Norway's official
writing styles.

❖ Peace Nobel for women's rights struggle in Iran

~ The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in recognition of the movement led by Iranian human
rights activist Nargis Mohammadi with the slogan of protection of human rights and freedom
for all.

❖ Ordhashastra Nobel to American Professor

~ The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Claudia Golden, a leading economic
historian, who rationally analyzed the reasons behind the backwardness of women in the
workplace compared to men.
~ 93 people have won the Nobel Prize so far in half a century. Three of them are women
(including Claudia).
~ Claudia became the first woman in history to win a Nobel Prize in Physics alone.

❖ Awards for the best SHG federations

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~ The first winner at the national level was Kinanoor Karinthalam Kudum Bashri CDS from
Kasargad, Kerala state.

❖ Rajiv Gandhi Goodwill Award to INTUC President Sanjiva Reddy

~ This year the Rajiv Gandhi Goodwill Award was given to former MP, Dr. Rajiv Gandhi
Sadbhavana Yatra Commemorative Committee Chairman G. Niranjan said that G Sanjiva
Reddy will be presided over.

❖ Praja singer Vimalakka won the 'Suddala National Award'

~ High Court judge Justice Radharani conferred the Suddala Hanumantu Janakamma
National Award on Praja singer Vimalakka at Hyderabad Sundarya Kalanilayam.

★ 69th National Film Awards.

~ The main ceremony of the 69th National Film Awards was held at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi.
President Draupadi Murmu awarded the winners with certificates of appreciation.

1. Best Actor - Allu Arjun (Puppa)

2. best actress - Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiyawadi), Kriti Sanan (MM).
3. Best picture. - Rocketry: The Nambi Effects (to R. Madhavan)
4. Best Director - Nikhil Mahajan (for Godavari)
5. National Unity Award. - "The Kashmiri Files" (to Nargis Dutt)
6. Best Popular Movie - RRR (to Rajamouli)
7. Best Dance Director - Prem Rakshit (RRR)
8. Best stunt choreographer. - King Salmon (RRR)
9. Best lyricist. - Chandra Bose (Kondapalam)
10. Best Music Director - Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa)
11. Best Background Music Director. - Keeravani (RRR)
12. Best Special Effects - Sri Niwas Mohan (RRR)
13. Best Playback Singer – Kalabhairava (RRR)
14. Best playback singer. - Shreya Ghoshal (Iravil Nizahal)
15. Best Telugu Film - Uppena (Producers- Buchibabu Sana, Navis Erneni)
16. Best Film Critic - Purushottamacharya.
~ Popular actress of yesteryear Waheeda Rahman received the prestigious Dada Saheb
Phalke Award.

❖ Faraday Award to an Indian American

~ Indian-American scientist Arogya Swami Paul Raj, the inventor of Multiple In, Multiple Out
(MIMO) technology, which is crucial for accessing internet services through broadband
wireless connection, has been conferred the Faraday Award in London.
~ This award is given to scientists and technologists who have invented cutting-edge
technologies.

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❖ Ambani is the top among domestic Kuberas

~ Ambani stood at the top of the country's Kuberas. According to 360 One Wealth Hurun
India Rich List 2023, Mukesh Ambani's wealth increased by 2%.
~ Adani's wealth declined by 57%. Due to this, they were limited to the second place. Cyrus
Poonawala, head of the Serum Institute of India, is ranked 3rd.

❖ Mukesh Ambani in Forbes India's 100 Richest list

~ Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been declared the richest man in the
country by Forbes. Mukesh Ambani is No. 1 in the list of India's top 100 richest people with a
wealth of 92 billion dollars. (Adani finished 2nd.)
~ Five people from AP and Telangana got place in this list.

❖ Three Indians on UN AI advisory panel

~ UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he is appointing a group to prevent
the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) and provide advice and guidance necessary for the
progress of humanity. Three Indian tech experts Amandeep Singh Gill, Sharad Sharma and
Najnen Rajni are among this community.

Places in the news :-

❖ Dewang cat in Malabar, Mysore

~ SlemCCMB researchers have discovered wild species of Dur Loris (Demon Cat) in the
forests of Malabar and Mysore.
~ This devanga cat has been recorded as an endangered wild animal species.

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Conferences - Meetings :-

❖ 21st World Road Congress Meeting

~ India's Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari traveled in a hydrogen fueled bus developed with
the most advanced technology.
He participated in the 27th World Road Congress held in Prague, the capital of the Czech
Republic.

Olympics will be reduced in hospitality...!

~ Prime Minister Modi said that he will do all the necessary efforts to host the 2036 Olympics
for India and should not back down in this matter.
~ Modi inaugurated the 141st session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the
Geo World Convention Centre.

❖ Global Maritime India Summit

~ Visakhapatnam Port has signed some key MOUs at the Global Maritime India Summit in
Mumbai.

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❖ IMEEC contributes to international business development

~ Third International Maritime India Summit (GMIS- Global Maritime India Summit) organized
in Mumbai
Prime Minister Modi launched through a video link.
He said that India has succeeded in reaching consensus on the historic India Middle
East-Europe Economic Corridor at the G20 platform.

❖ 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit of Heads of State

~ in KyrgyzstanExternal Affairs Minister S. Jai Shankar participated on behalf of Prime
Minister Modi in the 22nd SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) Heads of State
Conference held in Bishkek.
~ Representatives of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Iran, China, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan and
Uzbekistan participated in this conference.

Reports - Surveys :-

❖ Delhi is the most polluted city in the country

~ In a study jointly conducted by think tank Climate Trends and technology company
Respiratory Living Sciences, Delhi has emerged as the most polluted city in the country.
Patna, the capital of Bihar, took the second place.
~ Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, has the highest water purity in the country.

❖ India ranks 111th in World Hunger Index - 2023

~ India has been ranked 111th in the Global Hunger Index 2023 report which does not
consider 125 countries across the world. The index revealed that the level of hunger severity
in India is high.
~ But this was rejected by the central government as a malicious false report.

❖ Bangalore IISc is the highest educational institution in the country

~ "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" have been released regarding
educational institutions around the world. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore
has emerged as the highest educational institute from India.
~ America's Harvard University and Stanford University are on the first and second positions,
while Britain's Oxford and Cambridge Universities are on the 4th and 5th ranks.

Sports :-

❖ National Chess Champ Arjun

~ Hyderabad player 1Adireddy Arjun won the National Junior Under-19 Chess
Championship held in Ahmedabad.

❖ Sable, Tajinder win golds in Asian Games athletics

~ Avinash Sable won the gold medal at the Asian Games. Men's 3000m Avinash became
the first Indian Champion in Steeple Chase.

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~ On the other hand Tajinder Pal Singh in men's shot put 20.36 m in the final. The gold
scheme was achieved by throwing the distance. He became the champion of the Asian
Games for the second time in a row

❖ Sachin as World Cup Ambassador

~ Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the "Global Ambassador" of the
ODI World Cup by the ICC.

❖ Biles wins gold at world gymnastics championships

~ American gymnast Simone Biles, who entered the World Gymnastics Championship after
a gap of two years, won gold in the women's balance beam and floor categories.
~ With this, her number of titles in the world championships has reached 23.

Ban on Russian Olympic Committee

~ The International Olympic Council (IOC) announced that it has imposed an immediate ban
on the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). The ban was imposed by the IOC after the
Russian Olympic Committee decided to include regional sports associations under the
jurisdiction of the U.K.

❖ A place for cricket in the Olympics

~ The IOC Executive Board has approved the organizers' proposal to introduce cricket at the
2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Last year, compound archery should be introduced in 2028
Olympics. The IOC proposed the world archery but there was no result.
~ The ICC Board approved the proposal to play baseball - softball, flag football, lacrosse
(sixes) and squash in the Olympics along with cricket (T20).

❖ Ronaldo topped the Forbes list

~ With mega sponsorship deals and contracts, Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo
topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes in the entire sports field.

❖ Rohit is ranked 6th in the ICC ODI Rankings

~ Rohit has moved up five places to sixth in the batting rankings announced by the ICC ODI
Rankings. Opener Shubhiman Gill continues at the second position.

❖ Go to the IPL Governing Council

~ Former captain of Andhra cricket team Chamundeshwari Nath has been elected as a
member of IPL Governing Council.

❖ Sheetal Devi shines in Para Asian Games

~ In the Para Asian Games, Sheetal Devi (an archer without two hands) created a record
with her second green medal in these Games.
~ In the women's compound individual category, she defeated Aleem Saheeda (Singapore)
to win the green.
This Jammu and Kashmir archer, who has already won gold in the mixed team, became the
first Indian woman athlete to win two yellow medals in the same Games.

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Science & Technology :-

❖ Vaccine for Type-1 Diabetes

~ Researchers at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) of the University of
Chicago in the United States have developed a new vaccine to combat autoimmune
diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Type-1 diabetes.
~ The vaccine erases the immune system's memory of certain cells.

❖ SII, Oxford New Vaccine for Malaria

~ Oxford University developed a malaria vaccine with the help of Serum Institute of India
(SII). The use of this vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
~ 75% protection against malaria, according to researchers.

❖ 380 km secure quantum communication on telecom fiber

~ IIT Delhi researchers have been able to achieve secure quantum communication up to 380
K.M in standard telecom fiber, leading to a revolutionary change in the field of cyber security.
~ No other researchers in the world have achieved such a feat before.

❖ Bird flu control with genetic modification

~ CoResearchers at Imperial College London say genetic modification could prevent the
spread of Burt's flu in years.

❖ Water and carbon in the Bennu planet fragment

~ NASA revealed that there are traces of water and carbon in the fragment of planet Bennu
that was brought up from space.

❖ Psyche will uncover a "metal mine" in the universe

~ The American space agency NASA has sent a spacecraft named Psyche to Ninggi to
investigate a rare asteroid rich in precious metals.
~ The launch was carried out from the Space Launch Center at Cape Canaveral by a rocket
belonging to Spacex. It will reach the asteroid “16 Psyche” in 2029.

❖ Ababil weapon system test successful

~ Pakistan has successfully tested the Ababil weapon system to further strengthen its
combat capabilities.
~ The country's army said that this ballistic missile system has received all the parameters
set by them.

deaths :-

❖ Death of Inder Singh, the commander who destroyed Ghazi

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~ Inder Singh, the commander of INS Rajput, which destroyed Pakistan's Ghazi submarine,
died at his residence in Roh Tak, Haryana.
~ In recognition of his service in the army, the central government conferred the Veer Chakra
award.

❖ Death of former CEC MS Gill

~ Former Central Election Commission Chief Commissioner Manohar Singh Gill passed
away in Delhi. He served as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) between 1996 - 2001.
~ Gill is recognized as the first person to enter politics after serving as CEC. 2000 He
received the Padma Vibhushan in

❖ Former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang passed away

~ Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang died of a heart attack in Shanghai.
He has been the Prime Minister of China for ten years since March 2013.

State - Telangana :-

❖ Sridhar Pinnapureddy as the Chairman of Assocham Telangana

~ Sridhar Pinnapu Reddy has been selected as the Co-Chairman of Assocham Telangana
State Development Council.
~ Sridhar, founder and CEO of Control S Data Centers, Cloud 4C, which operates data
centers, will hold these responsibilities for the year 2023-24.

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